Why WBEZ should save Worldview
24 June 2019
Decision to cut global affairs program emblematic of what is wrong with media landscape. Read more about Why WBEZ should save Worldview
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Will Trump push mainstream media to overcome fear of Palestine?
11 December 2017
Are NPR and MSNBC capable of a substantive discussion regarding Palestinian rights? Read more about Will Trump push mainstream media to overcome fear of Palestine?
Trump aide Flynn pleads guilty to lying about effort to help Israel
1 December 2017
Media focus on Russia ignores evidence of real collusion with Israel. Read more about Trump aide Flynn pleads guilty to lying about effort to help Israel
US media make Israeli occupation disappear
23 May 2017
Palestinians were all but invisible in coverage of Donald Trump’s trip. Read more about US media make Israeli occupation disappear
Tzipi Livni: Israel shares same “values” as “moderate” Saudi Arabia
1 October 2014
Israeli minister looks forward to the day when alliance with Arab dictatorships can be out in the open. Read more about Tzipi Livni: Israel shares same “values” as “moderate” Saudi Arabia
Salaita skewers liberalism in "Israel's Dead Soul"
10 June 2011
Steven Salaita is an associate professor of English at Virginia Tech who has written several books on the failure of liberal civil rights discourse to counter anti-Arab racism, particularly in the United States. In his new book, Israel’s Dead Soul, he evaluates the potential complicity between enlightened ideals and their opposite. Read more about Salaita skewers liberalism in "Israel's Dead Soul"
NPR's Andy Carvin, reporter or participant in Libya's war?
20 May 2011
NPR executive Andy Carvin has become prominent for his activities on Twitter during the recent revolts in the Middle East and North Africa. But what is his role? Is he a journalist or a participant? Read more about NPR's Andy Carvin, reporter or participant in Libya's war?
NPR responds to EI's criticism of White House "publicity stunt"
19 May 2011
NPR’s managing editor for digital news Mark Stencel has responded to criticisms made by this blog of the network’s facilitation of a White House instigated event to talk about Obama’s Middle East policy speech that featured just one panelist: Obama’s speechwriter. Read more about NPR responds to EI's criticism of White House "publicity stunt"
NPR at White House's service in name of social media "conversation" on Obama speech
18 May 2011
To great fanfare, NPR, Foreign Policy and The White House simultaneously announced this morning a joint event to be held tomorrow immediately following President Obama’s much-anticipated speech on US policy in the Arab world. Read more about NPR at White House's service in name of social media "conversation" on Obama speech